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09/12/2003, 01:22 PM
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Big Fat Worm
Hi Ron,
Found this worm crawling around one of my Sea Grass tanks. Thought you'd like it  If my memory serves it's a peanut worm...otherwise feel free to tell me I've gone senile  
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09/13/2003, 07:59 AM
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Hi,
Senility is thy name.... It is a polychaete annelid (aka "bristle worm"); common name = lugworm; scientific name = Arenicola. They are quite common in some temperate marine muds. If we could get tropical ones they would be great to have in a sand bed. They are detritus eaters of the first order. |
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09/13/2003, 09:47 PM
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Wow. That thing is ugly!! That's a bristleworm?? Where's the bristles??
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09/14/2003, 11:13 AM
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Where's the bristles?? See my articles in the March through May [rk]. Bristle size can vary a lot. These animals move through sediments. Long bristles would be an impediment in such a habitat, so while these animals have thousands of bristles, they are small and inconspicuous. |
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